field explorer Jocelyn 7D


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Plains zebraexternal image Zebra-DAG82731.jpg
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Order : Perissodactyla
Family : Equidae
Genus : Equus
Sub Genus : Hippotigris
Species : E. Guagga.
Height:
Plains zebra height is 1 – 1.5 m ( 3.5 – 5 ft) and almost weigh 450kg ( 1000 lbs ).
Plain zebra eat plants like grass, leaves & stems to keep a good nutrition.
Plains zebras are medium sized and they have relatively short legs so they can kick hard at their predator.
Zebras will compete with other zebras at the age of 4.
When getting their ladies other zebras will bite and kick, within days the females will give birth to the foal and twins are quite rare.
Habitat:
They live in west Africa and there are only 2 seasons wet & dry because the wet season brings food and water to help the zebras and the dry season brings heat of 40 dregress weather the zebras will travel though the shade and drink plenty of water to the new destination and plenty of food will be there to eat so the will like there new destination with plenty of food and water to survive.

http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/wildlife/zebra/zebra_plains.html


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